Happy Birthday Sweet Girls

Today is your Birthday and you are more and more like little girls. It seems like yesterday when I went for my last doctors appointment and never went home and then I saw your pretty faces and realized my life was going to change, of course, for the better. We had prayed for you and were so glad to finally get to meet you and look at you both now, you are turning three and are the light of my life and I can't imagine my life any different now. I love you both and love every day I spend with you.
We had a small birthday party on Friday night so daddy could go hunting over the weekend. It was the perfect evening and you both had a great time. Presley loved the new Birthday hats I bought, she put it on and left it on and crawled up in the chair and started smiling. She is such a ham for pictures. Brooke left it on long enough for me to get a picture. She has been that way since I can remember. She never leaves hats on long. I took the girls to Target so they could pick out their cake plates and Brooke chose Spiderman and Presley chose Mickey Mouse. The difference between the two of them is so obvious. I filled the house with balloons and bought a Mickey Mouse and Spiderman balloon and they had so much fun with those balloons. They loved all of their presents. We then lit the candles and sang Happy Birthday. The girls are always singing Happy Birthday and throwing in every person they know in the song. They love to sing the Birthday song. So they were really excited when it was sang to them. I was sitting on the couch with Brooke and she looked at me and said, "Mommy it was a good party." I hugged her and said, "yes, Brooke it was a good party". It just goes to show you even small things can make a difference in the eyes of a three year old. They don't have to have a huge bash to have fun. Those two little girls melt my heart on a daily basis. I love you both and hope you have many more good parties.

Kitty Cat

We have a new family member but Daddy doesn't agree. This cute little cat has adopted us. He goes in the backyard at night and eats Bailey's food so I think he thinks we are feeding him. He wouldn't let us pet him unil Mimi was watching the girls and she and the girls fed the cat and then he would let the girls pet him. He did bite Brooke and her feelings were so hurt. She is such an animal lover. Daddy was very upset by the whole incident but I think he was tired of being petted. He is realy a sweet cat and loves to rub up against the girls. Daddy wants to get rid of him but I say there is nothing wrong with having an outside cat. We'll see how it goes in the future. I have a feeling he will come up missing and one guess as to who will get rid of the cat. Yes, that would be daddy as the guilty culprit. I am going to send out an email to the neighbors to see if it is anyones cat before it comes up missing. We named him Socks. Isn't it too weird that Presley asked for a cat from Santa and this little fella showed up.

A Smile For Santa

I had a great day with the girls today. Be prepared this is one long post. Our hot water heater is not heating the water and cannot be repaired until Monday. We headed over to Mimi and Poppy's so we could all bathe and the best part for the girls besides seeing Mimi and Poppy is Hunter was going to be at Mimi's today. The girls were so excited to see Hunter. They thought since they had a bath at Mimi's that Hunter should have a bath, so we gave him a bath in the sink and he loved his bath and the girls loved watching him. It was such a beautiful day we played outside. The girls loved any chance to help with Hunter.
We left Mimis house around 2:30 and headed to Southlake to Sunshine Glaze to make an ornament and to see {drumroll please} SANTA, yes that is right Santa was at Sunshine Glaze today. The girls were a little hesitant at first. They wouldn't even go up to him unless I was there with them.(I love the picture of all of us) So we proceeded to paint our ornament and have a candy cane from Santa. Presley chose a Dog, Brooke chose a Santa Face and I chose a Christma Tree. It didn't take long for them to get bored and Brooke started painting her hand and Presley continued to eat the rest of her candy cane. I love the picture of the both of them painting and Santa in the background looking at the two of them. By the way dont you think he is a great Santa. We finished and the girls wanted to show Santa their great handy work and I was excited because I realized that they were warming up to Santa. And to my surprise, they sat on his lap together. I then said to them that they needed to sit on Santa's lap and tell him what they wanted for Christmas. Brooke told Santa she would like a bounce house and Presley told Santa she wanted a kitty cat. I had to tell Presley that it might be hard for Santa to bring a cat in his sleigh. Brooke was all about Santa and Presley was still a little shy (as you can see by the picture with her fingers in her mouth) but she was still on his lap and that is all I cared about because I photographed this whole experience and I was tickled pink my little girls were being so good with Santa and with the whole day. I can't wait to see how their ornaments turn out.
The girls were not ready to go home so we decided to walk around Southlake Towne Square and we ended up over by the fountain so they could throw coins in the fountain. They took their shoes off and were having a blast. It was so sweet to watch them from a distance frolic in the water. They were so carefree and beautiful. I missed the photo opportunty but it is forever etched in my mind. The day was going absolutely wonderful and the girls were little angels so we decided to eat at Micocina. It was a pleasant fun filled day spent with my girls and I couldn't have asked for a better day. I love you both and thank you for such a wonderful day.

Cedar Hilll State Park

I was going through my posts and realized I never posted these pictures from the camping visit for Josh and Clay's Birthday. We didn't camp out but went to visit the campers I really wanted to camp but Gary didn't think the girls were ready. It is a good thing we didn't because it rained in the night and it was cold. It was a fun time, we road 4 wheelers,ate hamburgers and hot dogs,cupcakes, sang Happy Birthday, had a bonfire and the best of all roasted marshmallows for smores. The girls would just eat the chocolate out of the smores. They are definitely my children. Presley stood back and watched everyone while Brooke played and played with the boys. She had a blast. We are going to try Dinosaur Valley in the spring. I think they will be ready for a camping trip. It was so neat to see Brooke interact and play so hard with other kids. Presley was our little cuddle bug. She would sit in a lap as long as we would let her.

Those Girls

We went to the doctor to get our Flu Shot today and Brooke was in a mood.
She had to go potty so I escorted her to the restroom and we did our business and she began to wash her hands and reached for more soap and I let her know she had enough soap, well, that did not set well with Miss Brooke. She began to cry rather loud and I gave her a paper towel and escorted her out of the restroom. She was still unhappy and crying. As we walked to our seat, a young girl said, "Ma'am have you heard of Super Nanny." I laughed and said, "yes I think I might need her today."
Her mom was on the phone and she was mortified. The mom apologized several times. I laughed and informed her it was okay and that I thought it was rather funny. It really wasn't that bad just one of those days with one of those girls of mine

Presley was playing in her room and I called her name and she came running out with this Fireman's Jacket. I started laughing because this jacket goes to a stuffed dog, a webkins. I don't even know how she got it on because we had a little trouble getting it off.
Those little girls of mine crack me up on a regular basis. Good or bad days I'll take them all. They are the light of my life, even if someone thinks I need Super Nanny.

Playing My Guitar

I just had to get some pictures of the girls playing with their cute pink guitars. They didn't come with the straps so Rita's dad found some pink straps and attached them to the guitars, so sweet of him to think of the girls. Do you think we have some musicians in our future?
The girls have music at school everyday and Mrs. Angie told me they were trying to out do each other and see who could sing Jingle Bells the loudest. She was quite pleased because they are practicing for a school program.

Celebrating Birthdays

We met at the Scottish Right Park so we could exchange gifts with Clay and Josh. It was really a pretty day and the kids had a fun time. We have met at that park before but they were much younger. It brought back some sweet memories remembering how little the girls were and to see how much they have grown. Clay and Brooke seem to really love playing with each other while Presley and Josh just do their own thing. We played for a while and opened gifts and had cupcakes. The girls got pink guitars from the boys and they loved them. We talked about getting together next time and having band practice. We then went to eat after the park and really felt sorry for everyone around us in the resturaunt. The kids were good but a little wound up and loud it must have been the cupcakes before dinner. It is such a blessing to have such great friends so close in age that we can create such great memories.

A Happy Halloween

We went to Dallas for Halloween because Jim and Seth were in town from Chicago. The girls had a great time with Clay and Josh. They were Pirates and the girls were Supergirls but if you said Supergirls to them they both would say Superman. Brooke originally wanted to be Spiderman and Presley was going to be Dora but the costume showed her belly and I felt she was a little young to be showing her belly. She wore it to gymnastics and that is when I realized we needed to find another costume plus she wouldn't leave the wig on because it would get in her eyes. So she decided she wanted to be the same as Brooke and it was fine by me. Rita and Alan get so many trick or treaters that everyone sits outside to hand out candy. It is a sight to see. Presley was such a good helper giving out candy. She really enjoyed her little job. A job it is when you see the sidewalk full of people and not an end in sight. She was so cute. Brooke was having a ball playig with Clay and Josh. We will have to do Halloween in Dallas everytime it falls on the weekend because it truly was a great time. The girls were absolutely exhausted they slept until 8:45 the next morning. We got to sleep in for the first time in a long time. What a blessing!